no one could in any way describe him as a president who wants to involve america in more wars in the middle east. he profoundly believes an important red line has been crossed in an appalling way and that's why he supports action in this case. >> again, iraq coming into the forefold and the u.s. has direct interest and what happens in syria and what happens there affects the price of oil, also military involvement and hitting military families already stretched thin from more than a decade of war in afghanistan and iraq and what is done in syria could hurt or help u.s. enemies and the allies in the region. want to bring in barbara starr that joins us from the pentagon and elise abbott from the state department. barbara, we'll start off with you. the president promises in what he says is limited tailored approach, a clear and limit way of sending a shot across the bow saying stop doing this. can the military afford another mission, even a limited one? >> well, i think there is no question that they can. i don't think it is really going to affect military families at all. this is going